Love Unbreakable by Bank Brook
Chapter 1437

Chapter 1437:

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Before Jarrod could respond, Nicole intervened harshly.

“Are you kidding me? I didn't hit you hard enough! Not only did you poison Austin's milk, but you even wanted to poison such a weak and fragile child. Have you no shame? “Vicki, I swear to God I won’t let you get away with this.”

Nicole's eyes turned sharp and ruthless like a hawk's as she warned Vicki.

Vicki cradled her swollen cheek and cried pitifully. “Jarrod, say something…”

Despite Vicki's tears, Jarrod remained silent.

Vicki sensed that her rash words had provoked him. “Jarrod, I didn't mean what I said.” Vicki sobbed, protecting her face as if she were overcome with guilt. “I just… I couldn't understand Austin accusing me of something so awful after everything I've done for him.”

Refusing to acknowledge her misdeeds, Vicki clung to the belief that Austin possessed a cunning far beyond her own. She could not conceive that Austin, barely a child, would resort to such tactics out of desperation.

However, Austin possessed wisdom beyond his years, understanding the imperative of survival and self-preservation. Had he been less astute, he might not have survived.

“I swear on my life that I never ordered anyone to hurt Austin,” Vicki said through gritted teeth, adamant about maintaining her innocence. “You can't trust a single word Austin says. He's making up lies, betraying those who raised him as an ungrateful ingrate. It’s clear that his upbringing is to blame.”

Jarrod's voice sent shivers down her spine. "If you really cared, I would never have made such accusations."

Vicki's lips parted, but she hesitated, afraid that her carefully constructed façade of kindness would crumble. She felt that Austin could not muster evidence to back up his accusations, and she had gone out of her way to avoid directly harming him.

With no evidence against her and her denial unwavering, Vicki believed they were powerless against her. Her mind churned with these reassuring thoughts.

Jarrod's intense gaze locked with Vicki's as he reminded her, "Do you remember our conversation that day?"

Vicki's thoughts flashed back, vividly recalling Jarrod's words. He had admitted that he would only consider marrying her if she truly accepted Austin.

Without hesitation, Vicki had agreed, a decision any woman in her situation would have made.

At the time of giving her consent, Vicki had been confident in her ability to ignore Austin's presence, as long as he refrained from interfering in her life.

However, human nature was an insatiable beast, and once a desire took root, it exerted an invincible force.

Vicki couldn't pinpoint the exact moment she first wished Austin would go away, but once the idea took hold in her mind, it grew relentlessly. She had even devised a plan for Austin to have an "accident" after her wedding to Jarrod.

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